A new study from the National Education Association shows that, while Texas pays new teachers relatively well, our most experienced teachers are paid far less than the national average, lagging behind by $13,000 per year.
A program launched last month to provide legal representation to low-income inmates at the Travis County Jail only made it nine days before exhausting its supply of staff.
March of 2022 was officially the busiest month in the history of Austin Bergstrom International Airport, with nearly two million passengers departing and/or arriving - a 146% increase from the prior March.
Chef Mashama Bailey, who runs the new Diner Bar and Grey Market in Austin's Thompson Hotel, has been named one of five finalists for the James Beard Award for best chef in the country, while Edgar Rico of Nixta Taqueria, Iliana de la Vega of El Naranjo, and Dai Due owner Jesse Griffiths are all semifinalists in various James Beard subcategories.
An aggressive raccoon has set up shop on the University of Texas campus - as of yesterday it had bitten three students. UT officials advise that everyone steer clear.
Adelbert's Brewing has announced that it will close as of the end of this October, as the building it has occupied for 11 years is set to be demolished. The brewery does not plan to relocate.
Eeyore's Birthday Party, possibly Austin's most authentic celebration of weirdness, returns to Pease Park after a three year absence on Saturday.
Nearby Georgetown has been identified in a survey as the best small city in Texas for starting a new business.
A busy live music weekend approaches, with the official Moody Center grand opening shows with George Strait and Willie Nelson Friday and Saturday, Friday shows with My Morning Jacket at Waterloo Park's Moody Amphitheater, Built to Spill at the Mohawk, and AJR at Germania Insurance Amphitheater. Saturday sees Hot Chip at Stubb's, The Wailers at the Haute Spot and Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, and on Sunday a Willie Nelson birthday celebration at Luck Ranch with Bruce Robison, Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard and more, and Tori Amos at ACL Live.
A little warmer today as we hit 85, and warmer still for the weekend with upper 80's Friday through Sunday, with a decent chance of early morning rain on Friday and a more middling chance through the weekend.
